Psalms 83

1 A Song, — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, God.

2 For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.

3 Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.

They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected ones.

4 They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from [being] a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

They have said, “Come, and let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”

5 For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.

6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,

This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with inhabitants of Tyre,

Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.

8 Asshur also is joined with them, They have been an arm to sons of Lot. (Selah)

Assyria also is allied with them; they are helping the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

9 Do to them as [to] Midian, As [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the stream Kishon.

Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.

10 They were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!

They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.

11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb, And as Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes,

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna.

12 Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

They said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”

13 O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.

My God, make them like the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,

14 As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.

15 So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.

16 Fill their faces [with] shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.

17 They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; may they perish in disgrace.

18 And they know that Thou — (Thy name [is] Jehovah — by Thyself, ) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!

Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.